Day: July 5, 2019

BY STEVE AYOO
Sadio Mane scored the solitary winning goal as Senegal ended Uganda’s fairytale run at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo.
The Liverpool forward beat Denis Onyango with a powerful effort after quarter hour and despite missing a second half penalty, which he won, the Teranga Lions sailed through

BY STEVE AYOO
Underdogs Benin reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals for the first time in their history by stunning Morocco 4-1 on post-match penalties in Al Salam.
Nothing could separate the two sides who were level 1-1 in normal time after Moise Adilehou saw his second half goal for Benin

BY STEVE AYOO
Algeria's star-studded attack was and still remains the focus area of many at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, after all, that's where you find Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez.
And while the attack has somehow lived up to its billing with three goals in the three group matches,

BY STEVE AYOO
Debutants Madagascar have been without doubt the surprise story of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
That they made it to the last 16 with a game to spare, a fete that neither defending champions Cameroon, nor four-time winners Ghana could achieve...
That they finished the group stage unbeaten, winning

BY STEVE AYOO
Benin got out of the Africa Cup of Nations group stages for the first time in their history by holding defending champions Cameroon in their final Group F match, the point proving enough to qualify them as one of the best third-placed sides.
Alongside Tunisia, Les Écureuils (The Squirrels) were the